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Oregon's  Famous  ColumbiaRiver  tliGW 

A  descriptive  VIEW  BOOK  in  COLORS,  reproducing 

from    Actual    PHOTOGRAPHS    the    most   prominent 

VIEWS  of  AMERICA'S   now    most  FAMOUS  and 

FEATURED  HIGHWAY. 


REFLECTION  OF  MT.  HOOD  IN  LOST  LAKE,  OREGON 


PUBLISHED  AND  COPYRIGHTED  BY 
LIPSCHUETZ  and  KATZ, 
PORTLAND.  -■-  OREGON. 


PORTLAND. 

PORTLAND,  the  gateway  to  the  most  famous 
highway  in  the  country — the  Columbia  River 
Highway.  A  city  of  350,000  inhabitants,  situated  at 
the  confluence  of  the  beautiful  Willamette  and  the 
mighty  Columbia  Rivers.  The  all  year  round  tourist 
city  and  known  as  the  "Rose  City"  for  the  profusion 
of  roses  that  bloom  into  the  countless  millions.  Its 
guardian  sentinel  stands  in  the  background,  Mt. 
Hood,  with  its  snow-capped  peak  looking  down  upon 
the  metropolis  of  Oregon's  chief  thriving  commer- 
cial city. 


BIRD'S   EYE   VIEW  OF    PORTLAND,    OREGON,    MT.    HOOD   IN   THE   DISTANCE 


VISTA  HOUSE  AT  CROWN  POINT. 

APPROACHING  Vista  House  at  Crown  Point  which 
stands  as  a  monument  to  the  hardy  pioneers 
of  Oregon  who  braved  the  torrent  waters  of  the  Co- 
lumbia River  and  the  rocky  trails  of  the  mountains 
that  rise  from  the  river  banks.  This  was  the  route 
that  the  pioneers  of  "Forty-Nine"  took  that  enabled 
them  to  reach  the  metropolis  of  Oregon,  the  surround- 
ing towns  of  the  Willamette  Valley  and  to  the  Hudson 
Bay  trading  stations  at  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia 
River. 


TALBOT  BRIDGE  NEAR  LATOURELLE 

FALLS. 

CIVIC  pride  has  prompted  the  owner  to  connect  his 
property  cut  in  twain  by  the  Columbia  River 
Highway,  with  a  foot  bridge,  constructed  in  Japanese 
design.  Near  here  is  Latourelle  Falls,  whose  spark- 
ling waters  fall  two-hundred  and  twenty-four  feet  in- 
to a  pool  at  the  base  of  an  overhanging  cliff.  Talbot 
Bridge  was  built  to  harmonize  with  the  existing  scene- 
ry surrounding  the  splendid  grounds  of  the  owner. 


A  COLUMBIA  RIVER  GORGE  SUNSET. 

STANDING  at  Crown  Point,  more  than  800  feet 
above  the  level  of  the  river,  one  views  the 
magnificent  sunset  in  the  distant  horizon  of  the 
west.  A  radiant  glow  of  fire  shining  through  the 
silver  clouds  blended  with  the  color  of  nature's 
surroundings  gives  one  a  picture  that  lingers  in  the 
memory  as  one  of  the  choicest  scenic  gems  of  the 
Highway  and  the  Columbia  River. 


A   COLUMBIA   RIVER   GORGE    SUNSET. 


THE  GORGE  OF  THE  COLUMBIA. 

¥ISTA  HOUSE  at  Crown  Point  in  the  distance. 
The  snow  covered  mountains  of  the  State  of 
Washington  on  the  North  Bank,  or  opposite  the 
Columbia  River  Highway.  Rooster  Rock  in  the  fore- 
ground, a  monolith  of  basalt,  so  named  for  its 
semblance  in  form  to  that  of  a  rooster. 


THE  GORGE  OF  THE  COLUMBIA 
FROM  CROWN  POINT. 

\NE  can  look  to  the  east  or  to  the  west  for  a 
distance  of  more  than  thirty  miles  in  either 
direction.  Multitudes  have  from  this  point  gazed  on 
the  wonderful  beauty  of  nature  and  felt  their  souls 
expand  and  their  vision  enlarge  under  the  spell  of 
this  enchanting  spot.  This  view-point  must  ever 
give  the  keenest  delight  to  those  who  appreciate  the 
beautiful,  and  remain  among  the  choicest  memories 
of  the  Highway. 


THE  GORGE  OF  THE  COLUMBIA  FROM  CROWN  POINT. 


VISTA  HOUSE-THE  MEMORIAL  TO 
THE  PIONEERS. 


/A\  ^  Crown  Point,  overlooking  the  majestic  river, 
stands  this  memorial  to  the  pioneers.  It  is  a 
beautiful  structure  of  concrete,  steel,  copper  and  glass, 
and  used  as  a  rest-house  for  the  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands of  tourists  who  make  use  of  the  Columbia  River 
Highway.  It  occupies  the  highest  point  reached  by 
the  drive  and  it  provides  inspiring  views  of  the  High- 
way. 


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3STA  HOUSE — THE   MEMORIAL    TO    THE    PIONEERS. 


^AH-KEE-NA  FALLS. 

'AH-KEE-NA  Falls  is  without  doubt  in  some 
ways  the  most  beautiful  of  the  many  falls 
along  the  Highway.  The  falls  is  a  series  of  alter- 
nating vertical  drops  and  rushing  cascades,  in  total 
height,  242  feet.  As  much  as  the  nature  of  the  falls 
itself,  is  character  and  charm  given  to  the  place  by 
the  towering  rock  clifTs  from  high  up  between  which 
in  a  niche  of  its  own  making,  the  whitened  stream 
suddenly  leaps  into  view. 

LATOURELLE  FALLS. 

A  miniature  Niagara  pouring  over  a  steep  bluff, 
■^"^  as  viewed  from  the  artistically  designed  bridge 
that  spans  the  highway  from  cliff  to  cliff. 


WAH-KEE-NA    FALLS 


LATOURELLE    FALLS. 


VIEW  FROM  SHEPPERD'S  DELL  DOME. 

'nr'HE  Columbia  River  Highway  unfolds  in   all   its 
"^      beauty  as  one  views  the  gorgeous  scenery  to 
the  west  with  the  sun  beginning  to  set.     In  the  fore- 
ground Shepperds  Dell  Bridge,  crossing  the  stream 
that  issues  fro  m  the  cliffs,  and  in  the  distance  the 
waters  of  the  broad  Columbia,  the  great  river  of  the 
west,  preparing  after  its  long  journey  of  nearly  six 
hundred  miles  for  its  wedding  with  the  mighty  ocean. 

SHEPPERD'S  DELL  AND  BRIDGE. 

'np'HE  rendezvous  of  the  fairies.     Four  basalt  domes 
^      stand  to  the  east,  beautiful  in  their  gigantic 
proportions.     The  concrete  bridge  spans  a  chasm  of 
150  feet  across  and  140  feet  high.     Around  the  bend 
is  beautiful  Bridal  Veil,  the  falls  rich  in  the  legendary 
lore  of  the  Indians. 

APPROACHING  MULTNOMAH 

FALLS. 


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HERE  rail,  road  and  river  meet.  A  monster 
^  ^  concrete  viaduct  built  upon  a  solid  base  of 
rock,  with  retaining  walls  constructed  by  old-world 
Italians.  The  walls  of  dry  masonry,  of  which  there 
are  about  two  miles,  have  been  built  to  conform  with 
their  scenic  environments.  The  Highway's  archi- 
tectural beauty  is  a  scenic  asset  in  itself. 


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MT.  HOOD  FROM  THE  COLUMBIA 
RIVER  HIGHWAY. 

iPHE  eternal  snow-capped  mountain  of  the  great 
■^      State  of  Oregon.     Irregular  in  outline,  fantastic 
in  shape,  and  always  spectacular,  it  raises  its  snow- 
capped peak  1 1 ,225  feet  above  the  level  of  the  sea. 
Its  lure  is  as  elusive  as  it  is  fascinating;  never  does 
one  see  it  twice  the  same. 

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.\1T.    HOOD   FROM   THE    COLUMBIA   RIVER   HIGHWAY. 


MULTNOMAH  FALLS  FROM  THE  HIGHWAY 

THE  queen  of  all  American  cataracts;  the  second 
largest  falls  in  America;  the  highest  and  grand- 
est of  the  numerous  falls  along  the  Columbia  River 
Highway.  There  is  a  sheer  fall  of  six  hundred 
feet  into  a  rock  basin,  and  this  is  always  a  boiling, 
seething  cauldron.  With  its  dense  growth  of  ferns 
and  shrubbery,  it  is  nature's  symphony  in  water, 
rock  and  foliage. 

BENSON  BRIDGE  AT  MULTNOMAH  FALLS 


span  of  architectural  beauty,  clinging  from 
chasm  to  chasm,  permitting  one  to  observe 
the  beautiful  Falls  of  Multnomah  plunging  into  the 
"Devils  Punch  Bowl."  A  miniature  rainbow  re- 
freshes the  memory  of  the  observer  as  the  far-flung 
mist  sparkles  in  the  sunlight. 


SENSON  BRIDGE   AT  MULTNOMAH   FALLS. 


McCORD  CREEK  FALLS. 

'nr'HESE  beautiful  falls,  having  their  source  in  Larch 
■^      Mountain  in  McCord  and  Pierce  Creeks,  were 
but  little  known  until  the  Columbia  River  Highway 
with  its  A7  miles  of  hard  surface,  gentle  curves  and 
easy  grades  brought  this  delightful  spot  within  two 
hours  ride  from  the  heart  of  Portland. 

THE  HIGHWAY'S  COURSE. 

p)OUNDING  the  curve  where  the  mountain  was 
■^^    carved  to  permit  the  roadway  to  pass  along  the 
majestic  Columbia  River.    On  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river  is  the  State  of  Washington  with  its  awe-inspir- 
ing color  of  rock  formations  and  its  dotted,  jet-green 
timbers  of  the  giant  forests. 

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narrow,  steep  gorge  leading  back  into  the  hills 
for  a  mile:  the  sides  imbedded  with  ferns  and 
wild  flowers.  Along  its  course  runs  a  silvery 
stream,  fed  from  the  beautiful  water-falls. 

ONEONTA  BLUFF  AND  TUNNEL. 

"npHE  bluff  is  of  solid  basalt  rock,  which  was  tun- 
^  neled  to  permit  the  roadway  to  parallel  the 
railroad  in  continuing  the  Columbia  River  Highway 
without  bridging  the  railroad  or  climbing  the  steep 
grades.  The  bluff  gives  the  impression  of  the  one- 
time rivers  that  washed  over  the  mountains  in  the 
geological  period. 


ONEONTA  BLUFF  AND  TUNNEL. 


COLUMBIA  GORGE  AT  WIND 
MOUNTAIN. 

'np'HE   peaceful  waters  of  the   Columbia,   moving 
"      silently  toward  the  Pacific  Ocean.     The  scenic 
beauty  of  the  river  is  never  exhausted.     Each  trip 
along  the  Highway  reveals  some  new  beauty  spot 
unknown  before.     Travelers  of  wide  experience  who 
know  the  beautiful  rivers  of  the  old  countries  awake 
to  fresh  enthusiasm  when  they  make  a  journey  over 
the  Columbia  River  Highway. 

HORSETAIL  FALLS. 

^0  designated  from  its  resemblance  to  the  tail  of 
^    a  horse.     One  hundred  and  eighty  feet  high,  it 
crashes  into  a  pool  at  its  base,  which  is  within  a  few 
feet  of  the  highway  proper.     Its  beauty  is  distinctive 
and  unlike  any  other  falls  along  the  entire  highway. 

SALMON  WHEEL  ON  THE 
COLUMBIA  RIVER. 

"^  ^HE  Salmon  Wheel  in  operation,  as  seen  from  the 
^      Columbia  River  Highway,  where  the   famous 
Royal  Chinook  Salmon  is  trapped  for  the  canneries 
that  operate  nearby.     The  Oregon  salmon  industry 
is  valued  annually  at  eight  and  a  half  million  dollars. 
The  Columbia  River  is  famed  for  its  salmon  and  the 
fish  wheel  is  one  of  the  methods  used  in  fishing 
for  this  valuable  industry. 

CASTLE  ROCK. 

majestic  scenic  landmark  on  the  Washington 
side  of  the  river,  seen  for  miles  from  the 
Columbia  River  Highway.  It  was  formerly  a  look- 
out for  the  Indians  and  until  1901  its  summit  had 
never  been  scaled  by  white  men.  Covering  at  its 
base  but  1 7  acres,  it  stands  above  the  river,  a  lonely 
spire,  eleven  hundred  feet  high. 


HIGHWAY  AT  MOUNT  WAUNA. 

HTH  I S  is  another  magnificent  view  from  the 
"^  Highway  looking  west  from  Eagle  Creek  at 
Mount  Wauna,  and  showing  "Bridge  of  the  Gods"  in 
the  distance.  The  construction  of  this  wonderful 
Highway,  leading  from  Portland,  Oregon,  to  the  heart 
of  the  Cascade  Mountains,  is  a  noteworthy  feat  of 
high  class  engineering  that  compares  favorably  with 
any  in  the  world. 


HIGHWAY  AT   MOUNT   WAUNA. 


EAST  APPROACH  TO  EAGLE  CREEK. 

^  P'HE  engineering  features,  approaching  Eagle  Creek 
^      are  the  most  artistic  of  any  engineering  project 
found  along  the  highways  of  the  country.     There  are 
no  two  bridges  of  like  construction  or  design  on  the 
entire  length  of  the  Columbia  River  Highway.    Eagle 
Creek  Bridge  is  constructed  of  rock,  blasted  from  the 
mountains  that  previously  obstructed  the  roadway. 

EAGLE  CREEK  AND  HIGH'WAY 
BRIDGE. 

JP'AGLE  Creek  is  a  splendid  fishing  stream,  the 
most  beautiful  mountain  stream  tributary  to 
the  Columbia  River.  It  is  the  fisherman's  delight 
and  haven.  Eagle  Creek  is  a  short  distance  east 
from  the  state  fish  hatchery,  located  at  Bonneville. 


THE  PUNCH  BOWL  AT  EAGLE 

CREEK. 

^T^NE  of  the  beauty  spots  of  Eagle  Creek  Park,  a 
surging  and  seething  bowl  of  clear,  cold  waters, 

fed  by  miniature  falls  from  the  glacial  snows  of  the 

Cascades. 

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THE  PUNCH  BOWL  AT  EAGLE  CREEK. 


APPROACH  TO  MITCHELL'S  POINT. 

|I=|TERE  the  mountain  was  blasted  away  to  enable 
^  ^  a  road  to  be  constructed  on  a  five  per  cent 
grade  for  continuation  of  the  Columbia  River  High- 
way, a  part  of  the  scenic  roadway  system  of  Oregon. 
From  this  point  the  Highway  leads  into  the  counties 
of  Hood  River  and  Wasco,  and  thence  eastward  to 
Pendleton. 


^PPROACH   TO   MITCHELL'S   POINT. 


MITCHELL'S  POINT  FROM  THE 
COLUMBIA  RIVER. 

A  N  engineering  feat  more  difficult  than  the  Axen- 
■^^    strasse.    Europe's    noted   highway,    was    the 
tunneling  of  Mitchell's  Point,  part  of  the  Columbia 
River  Highway.     It  has  superseded  the  fame  of  all 
other  highway  engineering  feats  in  the  world.   A  solid 
mountain  was  tunneled  in  order  to  keep  the  highway 
within  a  five  percent  grade. 

MITCHELL'S  POINT   FROM   THE    COLUMBIA    RIVER. 


MITCHELL'S  POINT  TUNNEL. 

IJ^  OTHING  like  it  is  known  anywhere  save  in  a  cer- 
^  ^  tain  point  in  France  and  in  the  famous  Axen- 
strasse  along  the  shore  of  Lake  Lucerne  in  Switzer- 
land, and  that  has  only  three  windows,  while 
Mitchell's  Point  has  five  gigantic  windows  overlooking 
the  Columbia  and  the  mountains  beyond.  It  also 
has  parapets  at  the  windows  and  seats  for  visitors 
within. 


COLUMBIA  RIVER  FROM  THE 
HIGHWAY. 

np HE  Columbia  River,  ranking  second  in  size  in  the 
■^      United  States,  furnishes  the  only  water  grade 
access  from  the  interior  to  the  shores  of  the  Pacific. 
Here  and  there  are  gigantic  reefs  of  rocks  creating 
rapids  where  the  river  boils  and  surges.     Transpor- 
tation was  first  afforded  in  the  pioneer  days  by  boats 
and  portages;  later  came  the  railroads.     Within  the 
last  quarter  century  Cascade  Locks  and  The  Dalles- 
Celilo  Canal  have  circumvented  the  rapids  and  falls. 
There  is  now  excellent  boat  and  train  service  the 
length  of  the  river  and  entirely  through  the  gorge. 

COLUMBIA    RIVER   FROM   THE    HIGHWAY. 


THE  DALLES  OF  THE  COLUMBIA 
RIVER. 

npHE  private  fishing  grounds  of  the  Columbia  Riv- 
er Indians  who  are  permitted  by  government 
regulations  to  fish  here  with  the  spearhook.  The 
Dalles  is  a  succession  of  swift  rapids,  rushing  toward 
the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River,  over  the  cooled 
lava  areas  raised  by  the  early  eruptions  of  the  earth. 


NEAR  LITTLE  JACK  FALLS,  LOWER 
COLUMBIA  RIVER  HIGHWAY. 

'TT'HE  Highway  leading  toward  the  Pacific  Ocean, 
^  is  of  equal  attraction  in  its  scenic  environments. 
Engineering  difficulties  here  were  as  great  as  on  the 
upper  highway  where  mountains  were  blasted  to 
make  way  for  modern  roadways  and  modern  travel. 


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PRESCOTT  POINT. 

MjlDWAY  between  Portland  and  Astoria.     The 
^^^     lower  Columbia  River,  as  seen  from  the  west 
portion  of  the  Columbia  River  Highway.     The  river 
at  this  point  is  commercially  used  by  the  great  timber 
rafts  and  the  numerous  salmon  fleets.     The  lower 
highway  penetrates  the  great  timbered  areas  of  the 
state. 

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